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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization.

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Introducing the 2026–2027 FCCLA National Executive Council, Team 82!

These ten outstanding FCCLA Members have been elected to represent and serve as the student voice of FCCLA’s more than 270,000 members across the nation.

Their election marks the beginning of a year shaped by servant leadership, service, growth, and the courage to step forward. Leaders are not born. They are made through experience, strengthened through challenge, and inspired by the belief that their voice can make a difference.

Throughout the year ahead, these national officers will listen to the ideas and experiences of FCCLA Members, elevate their voices, and help shape the future of the organization. As they travel across the country, they will connect with FCCLA Members, champion the FCCLA mission, and demonstrate how leadership is sparked, supported, and strengthened through FCCLA.

Meet your 2026–2027 National Executive Council:

Graham Mull, GA
National President

Natalie Fannon, VA
National First Vice President

Brock Romero, MT
National Vice President of Community Service

Adelyn Scull, TX
National Vice President of Competitive Events

Kooper Walker, OK
National Vice President of Development

Ashland Roethlisberger, ND
National Vice President of Finance

Rajganesh Srinivasan, NJ
National Vice President of Membership

Irene Gutierrez, CA
National Vice President of Parliamentary Law

Tessa Kenyon, WY
National Vice President of Programs

Kylee Bangerter, UT
National Vice President of Public Relations

This year, they will lead with courage, grow with purpose, and step boldly into every opportunity to learn, serve, and succeed. Their leadership will be shaped by every experience, strengthened by every challenge, and defined by the lives they inspire along the way.

Congratulations to the 2026–2027 National Executive Council.

Step into your story.

Step into your growth.

Step into the leader you are ready to become.

Because this is FCCLA, and this is Where Leaders Are Made.

#FCCLA #WhereLeadersAreMade #Team82 taken in Washington D. C. by @nationalfccla

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Lauren Field | Human Services
#CareerClusterSpotlight: Lauren Field 🧠✨

Lauren Field is combining entrepreneurship, service, and innovation to pursue a future within the Human Services Career Cluster.

Through FCCLA, Lauren co-led FinanceForFuture, an initiative designed to make financial literacy more accessible to young people. The project has grown to reach more than 4,300 students, develop national partnerships, and inspire a published educational children’s book, The Price of Family.

Taking the project from an idea to a large-scale initiative taught Lauren how to manage budgets, build partnerships, lead a team, track results, and develop solutions centered on people.

Those experiences connect directly to an ambitious future goal: becoming a psychiatrist specializing in pharmacogenomics and eventually building a more integrated model of mental health care.

FCCLA helped Lauren recognize that leadership within Human Services can extend beyond traditional pathways and combine empathy, medicine, entrepreneurship, and innovation to serve others. ❤️

#FCCLA #CareerClusters #HumanServices #StudentLeadership #CareerReady by @nationalfccla

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Angel Camarena | Education and Training
#CareerClusterSpotlight: Angel Camarena 🍎📚

Angel Camarena knows exactly where the future is headed: back to the Family and Consumer Sciences classroom.

The Kentucky FCCLA State Vice President of Peer Education plans to become a high school FCS educator, a goal inspired by the educators and FCCLA Chapter Advisers who demonstrated how powerful education can be in preparing students for their families, careers, and communities.

FCCLA is already giving Angel opportunities to practice those future skills. From mentoring Chapter members through their Competitive Events to promoting National Programs and leading members across Kentucky, each experience strengthens communication, planning, leadership, and teaching abilities.

Even through multiple FCCLA Chapter Adviser transitions, Angel remained committed to the chapter, learned to locate resources independently, and helped provide consistency for fellow members.

Through the Education and Training Career Cluster, Angel is preparing to one day provide future FCS students with the same opportunities to learn, lead, and grow. ❤️

#FCCLA #CareerClusters #EducationAndTraining #FutureEducator #FamilyAndConsumerSciences by @nationalfccla

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It's GO time. 🏁 The FCCLA Safe Roads Challenge is live inside the app, and your state's ranking starts building with your very first safe trip.

Drive smart, log every trip, and complete your Quests to earn points for your team, win gift cards, and boost your shot at the grand prize trip to NLC and cash scholarship!

Haven’t joined your team? Download the app, tap the settings icon > Team Activation > enter your state code (state abbreviation + FCCLA). Example: Alabama = ALFCCLA

Invite your friends and family to join by using the in-app join code: FCCLAFF

Which state is taking the trophy home this year? 🏆 by @nationalfccla

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Antonio Hernandez | Hospitality and Tourism
#CareerClusterSpotlight: Antonio Hernandez 🍽️✨

For Antonio Hernandez from Iowa, a future in Hospitality and Tourism has been years in the making.

Growing up around a family-owned Mexican restaurant sparked an early interest in food service and entrepreneurship. Since then, Antonio has explored culinary arts, baking, hospitality, and business while developing a dream of one day owning a restaurant, bar and grill, bakery, or another food-service business.

FCCLA has helped strengthen the communication, leadership, problem-solving, and sales skills needed to make that dream possible. Conferences have also introduced Antonio to new ideas, trends, and opportunities within the industry.

The growth has extended far beyond career preparation. After once being the member sitting quietly in the corner of chapter meetings, Antonio stepped outside of his comfort zone, attended National Leadership Conferences, became more confident, and eventually rose to serve as Chapter President.

This is what it looks like when career preparation and leadership grow together. ❤️

#FCCLA #CareerClusters #HospitalityAndTourism #StudentLeadership #CareerReady by @nationalfccla

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Sophia Knetter | Financial Services
#CareerClusterSpotlight: Sophia Knetter 💼📈

Sophia Knetter has turned FCCLA experiences into a pathway toward business, entrepreneurship, and the Financial Services Career Cluster.

From developing a business plan through an FCCLA Competitive Event to serving as a Chapter Treasurer, working as a student teller at a local credit union, and becoming Wisconsin FCCLA Vice President of Development, Sophia has continued putting financial and leadership skills into action.

One of the biggest lessons came while organizing Youth Emerging Entrepreneurs Day. After initially postponing the event because of low registration, Sophia kept going. The rescheduled event welcomed more than 80 students and included entrepreneur speakers, networking opportunities, and $450 in scholarships.

That experience reinforced an important entrepreneurial lesson: success is not about avoiding setbacks. It is about learning, adapting, and trying again.

Sophia hopes to one day own a business and continue creating opportunities for others along the way. ❤️

#FCCLA #CareerClusters #FinancialServices #Entrepreneurship #StudentLeadership by @nationalfccla

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Emma Gaffney | Arts and Design
#CareerClusterSpotlight: Emma Gaffney 🎨✨

For Emma Gaffney, FCCLA helped turn a passion for fashion into a vision for the future.

The South Dakota FCCLA Member first discovered the impact of sharing original designs through an FCCLA STAR Event. Earning a Silver Medal only motivated Emma to keep creating, experimenting with colors and patterns, and developing clothing designed to help people feel confident.

Through FCCLA, Emma has gained hands-on experience, built connections with fashion designers and small businesses, and even found opportunities that contributed to a summer internship and current job.

The goal? To build a fashion design business offering affordable, sustainable, and eco-friendly clothing created for people of all backgrounds and body types.

Emma is showing how the Arts and Design Career Cluster can turn creativity into a career with purpose. ❤️

#FCCLA #CareerClusters #ArtsAndDesign #StudentLeadership #CareerReady by @nationalfccla

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What a powerful 2026 National Be A Teacher Day™! 🍎

Yesterday, National Be A Teacher Day™ sparked a powerful conversation at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., as student leaders representing FCCLA, SkillsUSA, FBLA, and the National FFA Organization took the national stage to answer one critical question:

Who will teach the next generation?

Through personal stories, powerful perspectives, and meaningful discussions about the future of education, these student leaders reminded the nation that the solution to the teacher shortage begins with inspiring today's students.

And the impact extends far beyond Washington, D.C. 🇺🇸

🎉 107 EVENTS AND COUNTING! Schools, organizations, and communities nationwide have joined the movement, more than DOUBLING last year's participation! From classrooms to communities across the country, National Be A Teacher Day™ is creating opportunities to celebrate educators, explore teaching careers, and inspire the next generation.

The celebration may be over, but the movement is just getting started.

🔴 WATCH: Missed the National Press Club event? The full livestream is now available through the link in bio!

📍 REGISTER: Hosted a National Be A Teacher Day™ event? Make sure it counts! Register your event at BeATeacherDay.org to help capture the full reach of this nationwide movement.

📝 SHARE YOUR IMPACT: Participated in National Be A Teacher Day™? Complete the post-event survey, available in the Linktree in bio, to share your experience and help demonstrate the impact of this year's initiative.

To every student who shared their voice, every educator who inspired a future teacher, and every partner and community that joined the movement: THANK YOU. ❤️

Because the future of education depends on the inspiration created today. Every future teacher starts somewhere. Every student inspired brings the next generation one step closer to a brighter future.

#NationalBeATeacherDay #BeATeacherDay #FCCLA #FutureTeachers #TeacherPipeline #CareerAndTechnicalEducation #WhereLeadersAreMade by @nationalfccla

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Challenge Tests registration ends today, October 9! 🧠✨

FCCLA Members can put their knowledge to the test across a variety of Family and Consumer Sciences and FCCLA-related topics.

The testing window runs October 19–November 20, 2026, so register today and get ready to take on the challenge!

#FCCLA #ChallengeTests #FCCLAMembers #FamilyAndConsumerSciences by @nationalfccla

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Happy National Be A Teacher Day!!🍎 I’m teaming up with @nationalfccla to celebrate🎉

Deciding to become a teacher was one of the best decision I ever made and I get so excited for our future teachers!👏🥹

Why did you become a teacher? What do you love about teaching? Tag a teacher who encouraged or inspired you to be a teacher👇

#NationalBeATeacherDay #fcsteacher by @nationalfccla

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ALMOSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT (it's tomorrow!!!!) 🍎👀❤️

National Be a Teacher Day™ is upon us! Tomorrow, October 8, join the nationwide celebration of educators, future educators, and the impact of teaching.

Host an event, share the excitement on social media, and tune in to the National FCCLA celebration livestream at 10:00 AM ET!

Find everything you need at the link in bio. ✨

#NationalBeATeacherDay #FCCLA #FutureEducators #TeachingMatters by @nationalfccla

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WYD for National Be a Teacher Day™? 👀

Add the National FCCLA celebration to your plans and watch the livestream on October 8 at 10:00 AM ET! Tune in as CTSO representatives and coalition partners come together at the National Press Club to celebrate the impact of teaching and inspire the next generation of educators. ❤️

Save the livestream now at the link in bio and join the National Be a Teacher Day™ celebration from wherever you are!

P.S. Don't forget to register your events! 📍

#NationalBeATeacherDay #FCCLA #FutureEducators #TeachingMatters by @nationalfccla

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